These cute Winter Hat Ornaments are easy to make. They only take a few items that you probably already have at home and they are easy enough to make with children. Use one kind of yarn or a variety to create a striped hat. The options are really endless by using a variety of different yarns. This is a great craft to use up leftover project yarn.

Materials:

yarn

scissors

tissue

toilet paper roll

Instructions:

Cut a 1/4 to 1/2 inch loop from the toilet paper roll.

Cut lengths of yarn about 10" long. I wrap around my thumb and pinkie fingers and then cut on of the loops.

Fold one piece of yarn in half.
Place the loop through the tube.

Put the ends of the yarn through the loop.

Pull the ends tight.

Continue to do so until the tube is full of yarn.

Using one more strand of yarn, collect all the yarn ends and tie a double knot, very tightly.

Stuff a balled-up tissue into the hat to fill out the shape.

Trim the top "poof" of the hat and play with it to get the desired fullness.

Enjoy!

Options:

You can use different colors of yarn to create a striped pattern if you desire.

Different yarns will create a different look, acrylic versus wool, etc...

You can use another piece of yarn to hang your ornament or insert a wire hanger into the top of the hat.

I love the look of a decorated Christmas Tree. This year, my youngest daughter asked if we could make a lot of homemade ornaments for the tree and string popcorn. This ornament has the look of a quilt. I wanted to design an ornament that you could see into the middle and have it look different. To achieve this look, you will use scrapbooking paper that is two sided.

Materials:

personal cutting machine

free svg file

scrapbooking paper

Square stitch Glue Dots

Bakers twine

Bone folder

Scissors

SVG file:

Using your personal cutting machine, set all red lines to fold and black lines to cut. Cut two of this design to create an ornament. [SVG file]

Directions:

Cut out two of the designed SVG file on your personal cutting machine using paper that is different on front and back.

Fold in all the triangle shapes on each piece. If you want you can use one Square per fold to hold the triangles down or leave them so they add an additional dimension.

triangles glued down

Fold all the long folds.

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Attach the one flap that will make the piece 3D.

Now join the two pieces together using the flaps and Glue Dots.

Cut a length of the twine, fold it in half and tie a knot. Place a Glue Dot on each side of the knot and hid it in the corner of the ornament.

This post is a part of the December Christmas Craft Challenge with the Creatively Crafty Blog Group. Please take a moment to visit all the other wonderful craft projects.

A reminder of a few printables and crafts available here at Try it - Like it for Thanksgiving. A printable for your decor, a candy wrapper for the kids, two versions of napkin rings for your table and a Thank You note card. If you needs are for the meal you might want to check out these Turkey tips http://tryit-likeit.com/entries/eat/last-minute-turkey-tips or recipe for Pumpkin Dump Cake http://tryit-likeit.com/entries/recipe/pumpkin-dump-cake.

Christmas gift giving and planning is in the air. This tic-tac-toe game makes a great stocking stuffer, a great craft kids can make for their friends, or (as we did) a craft for Operation Christmas Child. It is quick and easy so you can make quite a few in a short period of time. My ten-year-old loved helping and making a few of her own to give to her friends.

Materials:

Gem stones

Muslin bags

Permanent marker

Ruler

Paper template

Instructions:

template in place

I found that a cash register receipt was the perfect size for our template. I drew the board pattern on the paper using a ruler and each time we were to draw on the bags, we inserted the template into the bag. The material was thin enough to see the pattern and we were able to copy the tic-tac-toe lines onto the bags.

The bags come with a drawstring top but the strings need to be tied. A simple slip knot worked.

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When the holidays are hectic, bringing a hostess gift isn't always easy. This quick and easy repackaging idea is a semi-homemade craft. I crafted the container and filled it with Chocolate Wavy Lay's.

This personalized gift lets the recipient know I cared enough to make them something but I didn't have to bake, cook, or follow a recipe to do so.

This year we are heading to my sister's house for Thanksgiving. We typically pitch in but in all honesty, she does most of the work. I am going to bring her this little hostess gift treat because she loves chocolate. Salty and sweet go great together and you can get both in one treat when you buy Chocolate Wavy Lay's.

I first looked in the chip section of our local Target store. Then I looked in the chocolate section. I found Chocolate Wavy Lay's in the holiday section of the store. As you can see, they were in the process of stocking this section. These Chocolate Wavy Lay's will be available in Target stores beginning 10/30 and are available in three flavors (Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate with Almonds). I bought all three.

To make your own Hostess Gift Container

Materials:

Small canning jar

Silver tinsel string

Mod Podge

Scrap book paper in silver and gray

Scissors

Chocolate Wavy Lay's

Instructions:

Most items used were found at Target making this project a one stop shop for creating.

I cut the paper to fit the front and back of the glass jar.

Using the Mod Podge, I covered the glass jar, and placed the cut paper.

Next cover the paper with Mod Podge.
I used my finger to apply the Mod Podge.
Be sure to smooth the edges. You can use a damp cloth or tissue to remove the excess glue.

Trace around the lid on the back side of the paper. Using scissors cut INSIDE the mark.

I followed the same process for the lid. Mod Podge the lid.

Cover the top of the paper with Mod Podge paying attention to the edges.

Fill the jar with the Chocolate Wavy Lay's chips of your flavor choice. I used Milk Chocolate.
You may need to break the larger pieces to fit.
Or just eat them as I did, you know the saying "you can't eat just one" and I couldn't either!

Finally, wrap the tinsel ribbon around the jar twice and tie a bow.

Optional:

Add a gift tag.

Write on the side or top of the jar.

Use a heat gun to speed the drying process.

While this idea works great for a hostess gift, you can personalize your gift by changing the colors or adding additional decorating.

A free printable for fall and Thanksgiving. It is the season to be thankful and giving. This free printable piece is suitable for framing. It is designed to be 8x10" and to print out on a standard 8.5 x 11" paper. Use the link below to get the free PDF file.

I am thrilled to be participating in the Craft Lightning 15 minute craft challenge for Christmas and other Holiday Crafts. There are five days full of craft tutorials for you to visit. I created an easy to make Christmas Wreath Ornament from a k-cup! You can follow along with this photo tutorial.

Materials:

green yarn

red yarn

used k-cup

utility shears or scissors

crochet hook

tapestry needle

Take the used k-cup and cut the top ring off the cup. Dispose of the rest of the k-cup.

Using the green yarn and a 7.0 mm crochet hook, single crochet all the way around the k-cup ring.

When the ring is full and you have met back at the beginning, tie the two ends together in a double knot. Leave a tail of each strand and tie them together about 2" away from the wreath.
This will be used to hang the ornament.

Taking your red yarn and a tapestry needle, we will add the berries.

Turn the wreath over and enter the red yarn into the back leaving a tail, come up on the front side.

Create a french knot. That is three loops around the needle and then take a stitch. The result will be a red berry like stitch. Go to the back of the wreath and travel down to the next berry placement.
Continue this around the wreath.

This is how the wreath will look with all the berry knots in place. Tie off the red yarn on the back of the wreath an hide the knot.

To add a bow, I wrapped the red yarn around two of my fingers three times, leaving and end exposed.

To tie the bow, the yarn goes between my two fingers and then the two ends are tied together. Using another piece of red yarn, I tied the bow to the wreath.

Please visit the other Craft Lightning Participants, just click the image above.

It's that witchy scary season and just in time, is a free printable for you to download, print and frame. An easy way to change up your decor for the Halloween/Fall season. Have a little fun with this free printable.

Once again this year I am participating in the Popcorn Box Halloween Party with Laura Kelly. It is so fun to receive a box of materials and then try to create something from the contents. While we didn't have to use everything (or really anything except the popcorn box), I tried to incorporate a lot of it.

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It must have been late at night when it started to go south on me. The cat shapes were really difficult and were taking a lot of stress, so I cut them off. Then I lined the box with the foil from the chocolate bar I was eating (included in the box from World Market - yum). I lined the top with orange ribbon and put the black felt (included) in the bottom of the box.

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I even used the paper confetti, it went in the box.

So I just kept covering the box with paper (some of it included). I glued the cat die cut (included and inspiration for the original box concept) on the top, using the die cut pumpkin paper for a border around the cat. I enhanced the cat features with a metallic silver marker. Finally, I added a ribbon tab and a closure made from a magnet.

I really don't know why I end up creating odd things from a popcorn box. See my last year's submission here. [Halloween Eyes] It is still hanging from our chandelier in the dining room!

Not only do we get to create something fun, we also get to offer you a giveaway!

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